The Briefing Room
General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: libertybele on January 19, 2020, 02:36:05 am
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Trump Takes Steps to Protect the Right to Pray in Schools
President Donald Trump marked National Religious Freedom Day on Thursday by announcing steps his administration is taking to protect the First Amendment right to pray in schools.
“This afternoon, we're proudly announcing historic steps to protect the First Amendment right to pray in public schools. So you have the right to pray, and that’s a very important and powerful right. There's nothing more important than that, I would say,†Trump said.
He was joined in the Oval Office by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen as well as students and prayer advocates from across the country.
Trump said that “government must never stand between the people and God.†.................
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/trump-takes-steps-protect-right-pray-schools (https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/trump-takes-steps-protect-right-pray-schools)
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Good Trump. Can't disagree with this one.
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Good Trump. Can't disagree with this one.
I'd say this is a pretty conservative move on his part.
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Good Trump. Can't disagree with this one.
Don't disagree, but it is pretty meaningless without tearing down the liberal indoctrination and giving the control of education back to local hands.
A neutral prayer to an unnamed god at football games and commencement proceedings does not count for much.
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Don't disagree, but it is pretty meaningless without tearing down the liberal indoctrination and giving the control of education back to local hands.
A neutral prayer to an unnamed god at football games and commencement proceedings does not count for much.
Wouldn't be at all surprised either if Muslims start demanding special prayer rooms facing Mecca. Wanting to be excused at the Muslim prayer time.
It is prayer for all.
Good point @roamer_1 . Prayer in school these days could mean any kind of belief. People will still dispute a Christian prayer on the field. At best this allows individual students to pray according to their faith. Not group prayer like you said at a football game. There still will be challenges that go all the way to Supreme Court. So all in all not much difference. But it looks good to Christian base.
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Wouldn't be at all surprised either if Muslims start demanding special prayer rooms facing Mecca. Wanting to be excused at the Muslim prayer time.
It is prayer for all.
Good point @roamer_1 . Prayer in school these days could mean any kind of belief. People will still dispute a Christian prayer on the field. At best this allows individual students to pray according to their faith. Not group prayer like you said at a football game. There still will be challenges that go all the way to Supreme Court. So all in all not much difference. But it looks good to Christian base.
Yes, but in fact, yet another EO of ethereal quality. In the end,much ado about nothing much.
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Actually I just re read the article. Trump has really done nothing. The thing the people were describing were schools who were breaking the law by telling them they couldn't pray. Even the teacher said that it was a lie that they couldn't. It is already a religious freedom to pray at school. These things probably will continue to happen and people will have to continue to challenge in court.
Another thing schools do that they are not supposed to is to slip religion into textbooks and lessons. Like Islam.
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Actually I just re read the article. Trump has really done nothing. The thing the people were describing were schools who were breaking the law by telling them they couldn't pray. Even the teacher said that it was a lie that they couldn't. It is already a religious freedom to pray at school. These things probably will continue to happen and people will have to continue to challenge in court.
Another thing schools do that they are not supposed to is to slip religion into textbooks and lessons. Like Islam.
Right.. But he gets a victory lap anyway, just like the rest of the time...
*YAWN*